Robert Mullen (Nevada politician) explained

Robert Mullen
State Senate:Nevada
Term Start:November 4, 1868
Term End:November 5, 1872
Party:Democratic

Robert Mullen was a Democratic state senator.[1] On November 3, 1868, he was elected member of the Nevada Senate, representing Nye County.[2] Mullen's term started the next day and he served in two regular sessions until the next election in November 1872.[1] [2] [3] In 1870, he was also appointed to a local committee to ascertain means of facilitating the construction of a railroad in his region of the state.[4]

In 1872, it was reported that Mullen was "about to leave Nevada for the East".[5]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Political History of Nevada . 11th . 2006 . 242 . Parker . Renee . George . Steve . 30 January 2016 .
  2. Book: History of Nevada . 513 . 1881 . Thompson . West . Oakland, California . 30 January 2016 .
  3. Web site: Nevada Legislature: The Constitution of the State of Nevada . 30 January 2016 . 28 July 1864 .
  4. "Enthusiastic Railroad Meeting at Winnemucca", The Elko Independent (February 26, 1870), p. 2.
  5. "Telegraphic Dispatches", The Pioche Record (October 15, 1872), p. 2.